Per capita is Latin meaning “for each head.” This tax’s initial purpose was on the heads of southern slaves. This tax is also a direct tax on adults 18 and older simply for existing.

For example, if a parent has two children, each with two children of their own, and one child predeceases the parent, per capita would mean that the parent's estate would be split into three equal ...

This would mean that to achieve that 7.3 per cent growth in per capita income, India’s GDP will have to grow at 7.9 per cent during the next 24 years. “Our growth rate(in real dollar terms ...